Posts Tagged ‘obesity’

During the period from January 1, 1997, through August 1, 2001, 2,806 patients > 20 years old were admitted to the MICU. Of these, 2,148 patients had height and weight recorded. The average age (± SD) of the population was 63.4 ± 17.9 years, with a male to female ratio of 1:1. The mean APACHE […]

Because there is considerable evidence now that 24-h BP monitoring is superior to occasional BP measurement in predicting cardiovascular morbidity, our results may contribute to explaining the increased morbidity and mortality in OSA. Evidence has also been presented that a reduced drop of nocturnal BP (nondipping) is associated with stroke and left ventricular hypertrophy independent […]

Multiple Regression Analysis Multiple regression analysis controlling for age and BMI showed that apnea severity (ODI) was independently related to systolic and diastolic daytime BP and to systolic and diastolic night/day quotient (Table 2). The model including all three variables, however, explained only 24% of systolic daytime BP and 18% of diastolic BP, but 30% […]

Daytime BP The severity of OSA (ODI) was positively related to systolic and diastolic daytime BP (r=0.42, p<0.001 and r=0.40, p<0.001, respectively). Significant correlations were also found between age and systolic/diastolic BP (r=0.38, p<0.001 and r=0.29, p=0.005, respectively) and between body weight (BMI) and systolic/diastolic BP (r=0.26, p=0.013 and r=0.26, p=0.011, respectively). BP was significantly […]

Analysis Statistical analysis was performed to evaluate the relationship among daytime BP, nighttime BP and the BP night/day ratio, sleep apnea severity (ODI), obesity (BMI), and age. The ODI obtained with the portable monitoring device was used to define the severity of OSA. A lower limit of ODI of five events per hour was considered […]

Patients From September 1991 until March 1993, 238 patients were referred to our institution for suspected sleep-disordered breathing. The main complaint in the group of the habitual snorers (see below) was the noise that disturbed the spouse. The patients with OSA mainly reported about irregular loud snoring with apneas observed by the spouse and about […]

Several epidemiologic studies have shown that the prevalence of arterial hypertension is elevated in snorers.’ Snoring is a frequent symptom of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). Since the association between hypertension and OSA is well known, a direct relationship between snoring alone and hypertension has been questioned. Accordingly, the increased prevalence of arterial hypertension in snorers […]

There are no published reports to date of phentermine use alone in association with ischemic colitis. There was, however, a single case report of a healthy 36-year-old woman who developed ischemic colitis while taking fenfluramine-phentermine. She had lost 14 kg while on a combination of fenfluramine 20 mg and phentermine 30 mg three times per […]